Your Club
Representatives on the MAIN Committee will now have
received their copy of the Fixtures for the forthcoming
Season. Out of courtesy I am forwarding a copy to the
important group of people who I liaise with on a weekly
basis i.e. those who co-ordinate the weekly League
activity for their respective Clubs.

I am aware of personnel changes on the Provincial
Committee and it could be that a number of you are not
acting as Co-ordinators of your Clubs for next Season.
However, I can only work with the information to hand,
hence my using the existing names in my possession. If
there are any changes it would be appreciated if you
could advise of those which are already in place and, of
course, of any subsequent changes as soon as they are
known. I can then amend the Contact List for subsequent
circulation.

You should now be aware that Saydo has joined our
Ranks and they are a welcome addition to our Bowling
Community and League activity. I would therefore ask you
to note that Margaret Finch is your current point of
contact ( e-mail : marjak729@yahoo.co.uk ). This means
that, as things stand, there are 9 x sides in both the
Tigers and Lions Leagues and the extra fixtures has
resulted in the dates of the pre-Christmas and
post-Christmas Calendar being changed. Having received
details of the dates to work with, I have now been able
to finalise the Fixtures as per the attachment. These
will appear in the 2017/18 Handbook which Amber Dineen
is now finalising and I'm sure you'll all like to join
with me in thanking her for this valuable contribution.

Wherever possible I've attempted to ensure that NO Club,
other than Benavista who currently have 3 x sides
competing, has more than one HOME fixture on a Friday.
Unfortunately there are instances where this has not
been possible and I apologise to those Clubs affected. I
spent a considerable amount of time working on the
fixtures and what you have received is the best I can do
under the circumstances without the aid of a Computer
programme.

You will note that, in the case of the Lions' League,
we are using the 26 January ( i.e. the BYE in the
Tigers' League caused by the Team Malaga v Team Spain
fixture ) to bring forward the final Match. In order to
minimise disruption, I've inserted the reverse fixture
of that played on 8 December thus maintaining a direct
reverse of fixtures on all other dates.

If there are changes to the number of sides entered
in either League, I may look to change the Fixture List
accordingly to ensure there are a minimum of BYES and
reduce the length of the Season accordingly. Withdrawals
from the Lions' League last Season, and not adjusting
the Fixture List, resulted in a disjointed
programme. Hopefully this will not be necessary and
every Club will have sufficient Members to fulfil their
commitment.

I will, prior to the start of next Season, be
circulating an Information Pack to all Club
Co-ordinators. This will contain a full list of Club
Contacts and a listing of "what you can and can't do"
etc in "lay terms" so they are easy to understand and
implement. This, hopefully, will ensure we can continue
to work effectively together.

In closing I should like to make everyone aware of
the lack of FREE dates available should it be necessary
to re-schedule a Match in the event of a postponement
due to adverse weather. In the Information Pack I
circulate, I will highlight possible "fall-back dates"
should re-scheduling be necessary. Believe me they are
difficult to find due to the very full Calendar which
has been agreed.

If anyone has any queries please do not hesitate in
getting back to me by return.

Kind regards to you all and have a great Summer,
wherever you are.

Murray Johns

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not email your Spanish regional championships report and items of special interest to
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accompany the report with photos.